National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name IRON PYRITE
CAS # 1309-36-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X4731

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 154 31
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 246  
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 150  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 646  
637 MACHINISTS 165  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 817  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 369 31
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 399 154
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 15  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 123  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123 31
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 31  
785 ASSEMBLERS 545  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,470  
TOTAL 8,375 369

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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